Legal Opinion

Liggins v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided October 28, 1998No. 10-97-247-CRPublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAVIS, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted Raymond Dale Liggins of delivery of cocaine in the amount of one gram or more but less than four grams. See Tex. Health & Safety Code ÁNN. § 481.112(c) (Vernon Supp.1998). The jury found that Liggins had been previously convicted of forgery and sentenced him to twenty years’ imprisonment and no fine.

Liggins presents twelve points of error on appeal. His points relate to the jury’s implied finding that he was not entrapped; the alleged outrageousness of the undercover officers’ conduct in persuading him to sell them cocaine; the court’s admission of…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  2. Pool v. Ford Motor Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1986
  3. United States v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Santellan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  5. Matson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Hollis v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2007
  2. McAtee v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2013
  3. Flores v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2002
  4. Shaw v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1999
  5. Bradford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1999

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